
PSG vs Nantes 2021-22 Ligue 1
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PSG's Lionel Messi scores first Ligue 1 goal in win over Nantes
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Lionel Messi scored his first Ligue 1 goal as PSG opened a 13-point table lead despite playing almost half an hour with 10 men in a win over Nantes.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Goal! Paris Saint Germain 1, Nantes 0. Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Leandro Paredes.
- 40': Pedro Chirivella (Nantes) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 42': Substitution, Nantes. Dennis Appiah replaces Sébastien Corchia because of an injury.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Paris Saint Germain 1, Nantes 0.
- 58': Substitution, Nantes. Osman Bukari replaces Kalifa Coulibaly.
- 58': Substitution, Nantes. Quentin Merlin replaces Fábio.
- 65': Keylor Navas (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the red card.
- 68': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Sergio Rico replaces Neymar.
- 71': Marco Verratti (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 75': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Georginio Wijnaldum replaces Marco Verratti.
- 76': Goal! Paris Saint Germain 1, Nantes 1. Randal Kolo Muani (Nantes) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal.
- 77': Substitution, Nantes. Willem Geubbels replaces Marcus Coco.
- 77': Substitution, Nantes. Wylan Cyprien replaces Samuel Moutoussamy.
- 81': Own Goal by Dennis Appiah, Nantes. Paris Saint Germain 2, Nantes 1.
- 83': Ludovic Blas (Nantes) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 87': Goal! Paris Saint Germain 3, Nantes 1. Lionel Messi (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kylian Mbappé following a fast break.
- 89': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Danilo Pereira replaces Leandro Paredes.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Paris Saint Germain 3, Nantes 1.
Game Information
Venue: Parc des Princes
Location: Paris, France
Attendance: 47,777
French Ligue 1 Standings
POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
+2 | Brest | 6 | 13 | 1 |
+4 | Nice | 6 | 12 | 0 |
+8 | Paris Saint-Germain | 6 | 11 | 1 |
+7 | AS Monaco | 6 | 11 | 1 |
Statistics
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8 | Fouls | 12 |
1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
1 | Red Cards | 0 |
6 | Offsides | 1 |
4 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
5 | Saves | 5 |
66.4 | Possession | 33.6 |
14 | SHOTS | 12 |
7 | ON GOAL | 6 |
0.5 | On Target % | 0.5 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
714 | Accurate Passes | 333 |
772 | Passes | 377 |
0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
2 | Accurate Crosses | 8 |
7 | Crosses | 17 |
0.3 | Cross % | 0.5 |
28 | Long Balls | 40 |
21 | Accurate Long Balls | 23 |
0.8 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
5 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
15 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
22 | Tackles | 19 |
0.7 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
5 | Interceptions | 10 |
9 | Effective Clearances | 15 |
9 | Clearances | 15 |
Paris Saint-Germain (4-3-3)
No. | Name |
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1 | Keylor Navas (GK) ![]() |
22 | Abdou Diallo |
24 | Thilo Kehrer |
14 | Juan Bernat |
2 | Achraf Hakimi |
8 | Leandro Paredes |
6 | Marco Verratti ![]() |
27 | Idrissa Gueye |
7 | Kylian Mbappé |
10 | Neymar |
30 | Lionel Messi |
Nantes (4-2-3-1)
No. | Name |
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1 | Alban Lafont (GK) |
3 | Andrei Girotto |
21 | Jean-Charles Castelletto |
2 | Fabio |
24 | Sébastien Corchia |
10 | Ludovic Blas ![]() |
5 | Pedro Chirivella ![]() |
18 | Samuel Moutoussamy |
7 | Kalifa Coulibaly |
23 | Randal Kolo Muani |
11 | Marcus Coco |
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